An Australian teenager's simple idea that would allow a complete quadriplegic to control a wheelchair by voice has earned her international recognition and a top science award for school students, handed out by Commonwealth science agency CSIRO.

The Robot Launch Pad's insight:

16 yr old Yaya Lu documents her 8 years of robotics competitions and her learning journery at her website yayalu.net . She is a complete champion.

An Australian teenager's simple idea that would allow a complete quadriplegic to control a wheelchair by voice has earned her international recognition and a top science award for school students, handed out by Commonwealth science agency CSIRO.

The Robot Launch Pad's insight:

16 yr old Yaya Lu documents her 8 years of robotics competitions and her learning journery at her website yayalu.net . She is a complete champion.

ALAMEDA (California) — Two robotic sailboats trace lawnmower-style paths across the violent surface of the Bering Sea, off the coast of Alaska. The boats are counting fish — haddock, to be specific — with a fancy version of the fish finder sonar you would find on a bass fishing boat. About 4,000km away, Richard Jenkins, a mechanical engineer and part-time daredevil, is tracking the robot sailboats on a large projection screen in an old hangar that used to be part of the Alameda Naval Air Station. Now the hangar is the command centre of a little company called Saildrone.

The Robot Launch Pad's insight:

Aquatic robotics is an undervalued area... aside from the investments in Saildrone and Liquid Robotics.

Robots capable of autonomous movement while completing assigned tasks are beginning to appear on sidewalks and in parking lots, hotels, and stores. Used for security, delivery, and inventory, they may also displace humans who currently do the same jobs.

The Robot Launch Pad's insight:

The author notes that the appearance of a robot is (or should be) formed for its function.

This robot can do everything your phone or tablet can do, and a little bit more, but is it enough?

The Robot Launch Pad's insight:

Absolutely agree with Evan - the demos only show the best possible working robot interaction and the reality of the next crop of social robots is almost certainly going to be far less functional or rewarding. So why would we want one?

​When picturing the autonomous delivery services of the near-future, you'll likely imagine drones buzzing overhead with packages in tow. But some ground-based robots are making a push into this area too, such as a conceptual robotic bike messenger that could ride right up to your door.

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